I rise today on a very important bipartisan bill that has just been approved by this body unanimously, the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, or JASTA. I thank my cosponsor and partner in this and many other issues, I am happy to…

first, I wish to salute my friend and colleague from Oklahoma. I don't agree with probably 80 to 90 percent of what he says, but I really respect him. He is a person of integrity who really cares. When you shake his hand and make a deal, a…

Because, that was frightening. I think it was frightening to people, the specter that it might have been North Korea that did this, and said, Lord knows, anyone can do this.

I just wanted to take this opportunity to personally say how much you will be missed.

Does anyone doubt the need for stronger legislation on this, aside from all the good efforts that you are doing?

I think those days are over. I think that the business community, broadly put, understands the danger here.

So, this is becoming more and more of a problem, and I imagine, and this is Dr. Schneck more than anything else, it is a geopolitical problem as well as an economic problem.

I hope this will yield next year an ability to pass some real legislation here. We need legislation.

Wow. Does every--so, I know you mentioned a big Middle East country, which I would assume is Iran, and you do not have to comment.

This has been a sort of dirty little secret for a long time on college campuses, that women were abused and then afraid to come forward.

Today, more than 5 million families remain in a home with a mortgage that is 'underwater.'

Unfortunately, the expiration of the tax provision that exempts this income from taxation encourages families to simply walk away and accept a foreclosure on their home.

Extending the income tax exemption on mortgage debt forgiven in a short sale or a workout for principal residences provides homeowners with certainty.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson, at the urging of Senator Charles Schumer, began discussion of exercising Sec. 1498 authority.

I rise today to remind my colleagues that it has been over 500 days since the Senate passed a strong bipartisan bill to fix our broken immigration system. There is a lot of hand-wringing going on on the other side of the aisle about the…

I want to express my appreciation to Chairman Wyden for his interest in pursuing a package of permanent tax policy to help taxpayers facing the challenges associated with natural disasters like hurricane Sandy.

I thank my colleague and dear friend from Michigan for the great work she has done as chair and vice chair of the DPCC. We have worked very hard on this ``fair shot'' agenda. We believe it is resonating with the American people. When our…

When CHIP was enacted, New York had over 800,000 uninsured children. Today that number has decreased by 90 percent.

Somebody who came from a background of plenty could care so much for the people who had nothing and then accomplish so much.

There was no voice that was stronger or more effective than Jay Rockefeller's on behalf of kids and all of the voiceless in this country.

I rise to speak to regret that the constitutional amendment proposed by Senator Udall lost 54 to 42. Of course, a majority voted for it, but we need two-thirds for a constitutional amendment. I first want to thank Senator Udall for his…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Warren). Without objection, it is so ordered. Constitutional Amendment

I hope you will go ahead and do it, because it is really important.

Yes. We have loads of our mayors and our finance directors, as well as Governors, are howling about this.

I have not yet heard a convincing argument why, for instance, corporate debt can be considered a high-quality asset but investment-grade municipal securities cannot.